Random Summer Photos

Just a few shots I took at my parents house this afternoon.

BBQ

The food.......

Today was Chris's family's annual 4th of July BBQ. The men stayed up all night long last night cooking the pig. Food was great, company was great, even the weather was wonderful. Chris came straight home and went to bed.

Aidan

I found out today that I'm having a nephew! His name is Aidan. Can't wait to meet you Aidan.

Brown Thrasher

I heard an odd chirping, so I went out onto the porch and found Willy watching a Brown Thrasher who was sitting on the banister. The bird flitted around to several perches. I got my camera and headed outside. She let me get pretty close, and I was able to get several good photos of her.

I'm enjoying watching the different wildlife that wanders through our yard.

Surprise!

Last night, we went out to dinner, and when we came home, this big guy was in our driveway. He moved over to the grass and stayed there for a long time. Our neighbors came outside, and since no one was seriously freaked by having him around, we just prodded him into the woods to go on about his business. He was not in any hurry. It was kinda cool to get to watch him and see how he reacted, and moved.

Concert

The other day, someone gave us tickets to the Chicago/Doobie Brothers concert, it was short notice, but enough time to invite a couple of friends. It was at Chastain Park. GREAT show!! Good weather. Late night, but worth it.

Weekend trip

A friend invited us and my friend Nicole to go up to Helen, GA to spend the weekend in a cabin a friend of his lets him use. We arrived about 5:30 in the afternoon on Friday. Jim had a dinner of steak and shrimp waiting for us along with some bruschetta as an appetizer.

We had a great time relaxing. On Saturday, we "tubed" down the river. I could not believe the price was only $5 a person! They take you up the river in a bus, hand you a tube as you exit the bus. You get in the water and about 2 hours later, you arrive back where you started. It was a slow and easy trip. Plan on making that a must do whenever weather permits on future trips. Chris did lose a croc. He stepped out to get wet, and stepped in muck, and the river literally sucked his shoe right off of his foot. We looked, but couldn't find it. So, when Nicole and I went shopping, I was able to find him a new pair.




We had lots of good German food. The hot tub was great. The cabin was wonderful! Secluded, Chris and I walked down a trail leading from the yard and found a cave. We didn't venture in the cave though. Later, when back in the house, we noticed the black bear safety tips on the fridge, so it was probably one of the wiser moves we made.

New blooms

This is just a random shot of one of the new blooms in the yard. The previous owner of the house did some wonderful landscaping, so in the spring time, something new is always blooming.

The joys of home ownership

Oh the joys of home ownership. The other day, I walked into the guest room to find bits of ceiling plaster on the floor and furniture. I looked up and uh oh... a roof leak. So yesterday was the day to repair it. We had to put the ladder in the bed of the truck to get it high enough for Chris to even get onto the roof. The pitch of the roof is very steep. The repair didn't take that long once he got up there, and there was only one really scary moment when he started to slip. There's really nothing to catch onto. He managed to use the part of the roof of the porch to brace himself with and to stop the slipping.

I was SO glad when he was safely off of the roof. Thank you Chris for fixing the roof.

Kelly's cake

I talked to my sister Kelly on the phone. She said Mama was making her birthday cake and I could come by for a piece if I wanted to. You might think this isn't a big deal, but Mama never makes our cakes on our actual birthday. It's a tradition, you get your birthday cake when you least expect it. I guess sometimes that date would be your birthday. When I got there, she was just finishing up the icing. It was still warm when she served it. It was delicious. Thanks for sharing Aunt Sally.


This Katie Beth anticipating her piece of cake.

Dairy Festival

Yesterday was the Dairy Festival. This photo was taken during the parade. The heat was unbearable! I saw the thermometer read 103F at one point. Medics had to attend to 4 different people that I know of. I got a little sun-burned, but not too badly. Chris had to work, and he got a little more burned than I did since he had to be there all day long.

Quick Reflexes

Thank God and Chris for quick reflexes. This morning, I had to go to the office to let the electricians in, so Chris went with me and was driving. We decided to eat breakfast while we were out, so we were on our way to Golden Corral. When the light we were sitting at changed to green. Chris started to pull forward. He slammed on brakes because he saw a car barreling through the red light. She also slammed on her brakes, tires squealing and smoking leaving marks on the pavement. She stopped just short of t-boning us on my side.

Chris looked at me and said "you almost just got killed". Thank you God for giving Chris quick reflexes.

Breakfast was good and we made it home safely.

Happy Birthday Kelly

June 7th is my sister Kelly's birthday. Happy Birthday Sis.

A few weeks late

Even though I called and emailed by brother Hassel on his birthday in May, I forgot to post a Happy Birthday to him here. Happy Belated Birthday.

To My Dear Aunt Sally

And by my Dear Aunt Sally, you know who I am referring to sis... you were finally invited to the blog because I was shy about it - yes, I said shy - yes me. I wasn't even sure I was going to keep doing it. Didn't know if I'd have it in me to be a blogger... but since I think it is doing okay, I thought I'd finally share it. Welcome to the blog.

Happy Birthday Rhonda

Happy Birthday to my friend Rhonda in Oklahoma.

Thinking about her birthday made me think about our long time friendship. We've been friends for 29 years now!

I have been so lucky to have so many good, longterm friends in my life. Rhonda is one of the best.

Basil vs Bowl

Take one bowl that you love (and is in a set of 6 thank goodness). Add eggs. Pick up bowl, walk over to the spice cabinet. Set bowl down on counter top. Open cabinet door.


Fish the jar of Basil Leaves out of the bowl after it falls out of cabinet and lands a perfect 10 into the bowl. Clean eggs up off of counter top. Throw bowl away when you realize the jar broke a hole in the bowl.